MATTAPOISETT — Joseph Case got here into the territory of a well-recognized South Coast Convention foe, Previous Rochester, and earned a 3-0 sweep for a vital league victory Wednesday night time.
Set scores had been 25-22, 25-20, 27-25.
Coming into the match, Case (17-1) got here in on a 10-game profitable streak, whereas getting into its hardest week on the schedule with a matchup in opposition to defending Div. 5 champion Bourne on Monday, which the Cardinals gained 3-2, after which two matchups with a perennial contender within the Bulldogs later within the week.
“We’re actually taking it sooner or later at a time,” Case head coach Brendan Kelly stated. “Clearly, we wish to do effectively within the match, and we wish to make a run, and these women follow and play so onerous.”
In all three units, the Bulldogs (15-4) held leads of seven, 5, and 4 however Kelly stated the Cardinals have demonstrated a capability to crawl again all season.
“They didn’t get rattled in any respect, even after a few of these lengthy runs,” Kelly stated. “When it counted, they had been ending their performs on the web.”
The Bulldogs began the opening set on a four-point streak, however the Cardinals tied it up at 5 with a 5-1 run. The Bulldogs then led for almost all of the set and held a 20-15 lead, however a 10-2 run to shut handed Case the opening set.
After all sides took some extent, the Bulldogs scored six consecutive factors to seize a snug lead. Nevertheless, the Cardinals scored 10 out of the following 14 factors to tie it again up at 11. After a 15-15 tie, the Cardinals went on a 7-1 run to place it at 22-16. The Bulldogs went on two-point scoring bursts to attempt to lengthen the set slightly bit extra, nevertheless it wouldn’t be sufficient because the Cardinals had been in a position to pull it out 25-20.
Within the third set, the Bulldogs began by main 8-4, after which stored the lead for a lot of the set, like the primary two. Previous Rochester would earn a set level with a 24-21 lead, however the Cardinals scored three straight factors to tie it at 24, extending the goal rating to 26. Case would rating three straight factors once more after being down 25-24, and freshman Kayla Dowdell helped the Cardinals full the sweep on a kill, as they took down the Bulldogs 27-25.
“We’ve had so many video games, and I’ve been rising a lot, and I’m so pleased with all people working collectively.” Dowdell stated, “We hold getting higher and higher. So I’m simply very excited to maintain the season going.”
Sadie Hartley-Matteson led the Bulldogs in kills with 12, including two digs, Carly Mello had 9 digs, and Erin Root had three service aces, whereas Mello, Katie Rodrigues, and Molly Franco all had two apiece.
Dowdell had 14 kills and three blocks for the Cardinals. Madeline Botelho had 10 kills and 12 digs, Lilly Rego had 10 kills and 16 digs, and 6 aces. Madison Silvera had 33 assists, and Madison McDonnell had 9 digs.
